Jaguars 2017 training camp: Jags vs. Pats Day 2 takeaways

The Jacksonville Jaguars took the field for their last padded practice session against the New England Patriots, who showed the young team why they are indeed the Super Bowl champions.

Here are some tidbits from each side of the ball during Tuesday’s joint practice:

Offensive tidbits

Despite not throwing any interceptions, Bortles had an off day —and most would say he may have looked better yesterday. He finished Tuesday’s session 5-of-17 passing and struggled with misfires all throughout 11-on-11 drills. However, he was 10-of-12 passing during 7-on-7 drills, delivering one touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis and two to Allen Robinson. With the Jags just having walkthroughs tomorrow, Bortles and the and offense will have the rest of the day to look over their issues on film and hopefully get them cleared up by Thursday.

Robinson continued to establish himself as the Jags MVP of camp by having his second consecutive good practice against the Patriots. He once again had his way in 1-on-1 drills, winning two of his three matchups against Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler. Robinson also had a highlight catch from Bortles in which he caught a pass while running a fade route with cornerback Stephon Gilmore draped over him.

The Jags had a better day on the goal line after having a few miscues during yesterday’s session. They finished 2-of-4 on the day with both Leonard Fournette and T.J. Yeldon scoring, while Tommy Bohanon and Chris Ivory were stuffed in their attempts.

Defensive tidbits

As expected, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots offense had another solid day on the Jags defense which was minus A.J. Bouye in team drills. Brady went 14-of-21 in 11-on-11 drills, while tight end Rob Gronkowski had a monster day with three catches in team drills and two touchdowns. Again, when considering the Jags’ top-3 cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Colvin and Bouye weren’t on the field (in addition to defensive Calais Campbell), it’s easy to see why the Jags have struggled mightily against the Patriots star-studded offense.

Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny had a rare pass deflection in coverage against Brady, who tried to hit one of his favorite in wide receiver Julian Edelman.

Cornerback Stanley-Jean Baptiste had the lone interception of the day against Jacoby Brissett 11-on-11 drills.